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Margao in August
In August, Margao averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 25 °C, with about 631 mm of rain over the month. Margao has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 25 °C
- Rain in the month
- 631 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 77
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Margao
August is tied for the coolest month in Margao by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 29 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 20 °C to 27 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 1 °C warmer than August.
August brings 631 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 235 mm (2816 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h 10 min at the shortest and 13 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 °C | 20 °C | 0 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 21 °C | 0 mm | |
| March | 33 °C | 23 °C | 1 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 25 °C | 11 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 27 °C | 50 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 25 °C | 661 mm | |
| July | 29 °C | 25 °C | 952 mm | |
| August | 29 °C | 25 °C | 631 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 24 °C | 306 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 24 °C | 169 mm | |
| November | 33 °C | 23 °C | 27 mm | |
| December | 33 °C | 21 °C | 9 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Margao?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 29 °C is above 29 °C and about 631 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Margao meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Margao that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Margao
This guide lists 77 places to stay in Margao, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 6; 1–3 km, 5; 3–10 km, 52; 10 km or more, 14.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.